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PSB No: P-0082 Page: 2 of 14 ESC X m n1 n2 (Select Pitch and Point Size) C X m n1 a is the command for selecting pitch and point size where m, nl and n2 are variables. The vadable W is used to select the pitch, which is the character spacing. The variable W" selects the point size and the variable "n2", at this time, will aiways be 0 (zero). The variables In" and 91' ate explained below. Thevaluesusedfor'm'ateO,l,18,21,24,30,36,4248,60,and72 tf'o"is usedasthevaluefor"m",therewillbenochangeinpit~. lf"l"isusedasthe value for W, the character pitch will be proportional spacing. To determine the character pitch for all other values of %I", divide 360 by 91". For example, if rn=W then 360 divided by 60 equals 6 and the character pitch is 6 characters per inch. If m=30, the character pitch is 12 characters per inch. FortheRomanandSansSerifforrts,thevaiueausedfor'nimare0,l6,20,TI,24, 26,3238,40,42,44,48,5238,80and64. ForaUotherfonts,thevaluesusedfor "nlBare0,21,and42 l'heactualpointsbthatwillprintisnl diidedby2 For example, if nl=20, the point size is 10. tf nl=48, the point size is 24. NOTE: When selectina a Doirft size laraer than 24 (the value for nl is treater than 48L select Drof3ortional wacina tm=ll for the character me&. In the Basic programming language, the command would look like this. LPRlf+lT cHR$(n);*xll;CHRS(l);CHR$(48);~~~(o);"~his is 24 point proportional spaced" Ch6(27) is ESC, &6(l) selects proportional spacing, chr$(48) selects 24 point character size. At this time, n2 is m zero (0).

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PSB No: P-0082
Page: 2 of 14
ESC X m n1 n2
(Select Pitch and Point Size)
C X m n1
a
is the command for selecting pitch and point size
where
m,
nl
and
n2
are variables. The
vadable
W
is used
to
select
the pitch, which is the character
spacing.
The
variable
W”
selects the point size and the variable
“n2”,
at this time,
will
aiways
be
0 (zero).
The
variables
In”
and
91’
ate
explained below.
Thevaluesusedfor’m’ateO,l,18,21,24,30,36,4248,60,and72
tf’o”is
usedasthevaluefor”m”,therewillbenochangeinpit~.
lf”l”isusedasthe
value
for
W,
the character pitch will be proportional spacing. To determine the
character pitch for all other values of
%I”,
divide
360
by
91”.
For example, if
rn=W
then 360
divided
by 60 equals 6 and the character pitch is 6 characters per inch. If
m=30,
the character pitch is 12 characters per inch.
FortheRomanandSansSerifforrts,thevaiueausedfor’nimare0,l6,20,TI,24,
26,3238,40,42,44,48,5238,80and64.
ForaUotherfonts,thevaluesusedfor
“nlBare0,21,and42
l’heactualpointsbthatwillprintisnl
diidedby2 For
example, if
nl=20,
the point size is 10.
tf
nl=48,
the
point
size is 24.
NOTE:
When
selectina
a
Doirft
size
laraer
than 24
(the
value for nl is
treater
than
48L
select
Drof3ortional
wacina
tm=ll
for the
character
me&.
In the Basic programming language, the command would look like this.
LPRlf+lT
cHR$(n);*xll;CHRS(l);CHR$(48);~~~(o);”~his
is
24
point proportional
spaced”
Ch6(27)
is ESC,
&6(l)
selects
proportional spacing,
chr$(48)
selects 24 point
character size. At this time,
n2
is
m
zero (0).